51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

anthophore

[an-thuh-fawr, -fohr]

noun

Botany.

  1. a form of floral stalk, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil.

anthophore

/ -θə-, ˈænθəʊˌfɔː /

noun

  1. an elongation of the receptacle of a flower between the calyx and corolla

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of anthophore1

First recorded in 1830–40, anthophore is from the Greek word ԳٳDZóDz flower-bearing, blooming. See antho-, -phore
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Anthophore, a stipe between calyx and corolla, 113.

From

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

anthophobiaanthophyllite

Browse

  • #
  • aa
  • bb
  • cc
  • dd
  • ee
  • ff
  • gg
  • hh
  • ii
  • jj
  • kk
  • ll
  • mm
  • nn
  • oo
  • pp
  • qq
  • rr
  • ss
  • tt
  • uu
  • vv
  • ww
  • xx
  • yy
  • zz